NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson led the Knicks to victory, scoring nearly half the points in the game. And he credited his drive to his father, Rick Brunson.

But even just a couple of days removed from the greatest five-game NBA Finals ever, it is not too early to look ahead to next season and beyond. Like many of the all-time greats who preceded him, Victor Wembanyamawill feel the sting of this series until he finally reaches the mountaintop.

Not only has Brunson's ultimate sacrifice paid off with the Knicks' first title since 1973, but it has also led him to win his first Finals MVP award, making him the first player in NBA history to win the NBA Cup MVP,

Jalen Brunson delivered the championship New York has waited 53 years for. The Knicks captain poured in 45 points to close out the Spurs 94-90 in San Antonio Saturday and clinch the franchise's first title since 1973.

Jalen Brunson joined the G.O.A.T. on a list of herculean NBA Finals performances in the Knicks' Game 5 series-clinching win.

"We went there as a team, we found a way to do it and fight back all those games, and it was worth it," Brunson tells Fallon during Monday's The Tonight Show episode

The strong defense from Brunson comes after basketball analyst Monica McNutt questioned Swift's allegiance to the team.

Jalen Brunson led the New York Knicks to the franchise's first NBA title since 1973, securing victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.